Nofri Fornoro benefit

Nofri Fornoro Benefit Slated for March 8 in Seekonk, Mass.
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 18 A pasta dinner and silent auction will be held
on Friday night, March 8 at the Ramada Inn in Seekonk, Mass. to help defray
the medical expenses being incurred by...

Nofri Fornoro Benefit Slated for March 8 in Seekonk, Mass.

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 18 A pasta dinner and silent auction will be held
on Friday night, March 8 at the Ramada Inn in Seekonk, Mass. to help defray
the medical expenses being incurred by Nofri Fornoro Jr., the 14-year-old son
of legendary midget driver Nick Fornoro Jr. Nofri Fornoro has been battling
Hodgkin's disease since last spring.

The benefit will begin at 7 p.m. The hotel is located at 940 Fall River
Ave. in Seekonk.

Monetary donations to "The Fornoro Fund" may be mailed to: "The Fornoro
Fund," c/o Mark Buonomo, 15 Kingston Terrace, Waltham, Mass. 02451. Even if
people cannot attend the benefit, donations are still encouraged.

Buonomo, who is also a top midget driver, is also handling reservations
for the benefit at $25 each and accepting racing memorabilia and other items
for the silent auction at that address.

For more information or to volunteer to assist with the event, please
call Buonomo at (781) 647-5894 after 5 p.m. Eastern time.

Nofri Fornoro is also the grandson of famous flagger Nick Fornoro Sr. (a
former ARDC midget champion himself) and the nephew of former NEMA champion
Drew Fornoro. The youngster been undergoing treatments at Morristown
Memorial Hospital in Morristown, N.J., about an hour's drive from the
family's home in Reeders, Pa. Cards and letters may be addressed to him as
follows: Nofri Fornoro, Pediatric Department, Morristown Memorial Hospital,
100 Madison Ave., Morristown, N.J., 07962-1956. He is hospitalized
approximately 22 days each month.